15 results match your criteria: "UGC Dermatología. Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Valme[Affiliation]"

Introduction: malnutrition is a very frequent problem in oncology patients and may have serious repercussions. Adequate nutritional management is cost-effective in terms of health and survival in this population, but it requires multidisciplinary coordination, specific training, and continuous follow-up. Objective: to validate the applicability and efficacy of a multidisciplinary nutritional support protocol in oncology patients.

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Clustering COVID-19 ARDS patients through the first days of ICU admission. An analysis of the CIBERESUCICOVID Cohort.

Crit Care

March 2024

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be classified into sub-phenotypes according to different inflammatory/clinical status. Prognostic enrichment was achieved by grouping patients into hypoinflammatory or hyperinflammatory sub-phenotypes, even though the time of analysis may change the classification according to treatment response or disease evolution. We aimed to evaluate when patients can be clustered in more than 1 group, and how they may change the clustering of patients using data of baseline or day 3, and the prognosis of patients according to their evolution by changing or not the cluster.

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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to rule out early bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 critically ill patients.

Intensive Care Med

August 2023

CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the effectiveness of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as biomarkers for identifying bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs in Spain.
  • Of 4,076 patients studied, only 3% had bacterial coinfection, and while PCT and CRP showed high negative predictive values, their overall predictive capability was found to be low.
  • The findings indicate that measuring PCT and CRP at hospital admission is not a reliable method for diagnosing bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 pneumonia patients.
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Background: teduglutide is an agonist of glucagon-related peptide (aGLP2) effective as a treatment for patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS), an entity that affects quality of life, usually requires home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and generates significant health costs. The objective of the present narrative review was to assess the real-life experience reported with teduglutide. Methods and results: in real life, one meta-analysis and studies published with 440 patients indicate that Teduglutide is effective after the period of intestinal adaptation after surgery, reducing the need for HPN and in some cases even allowing it to be suspended.

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Key Factors Associated With Pulmonary Sequelae in the Follow-Up of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

Arch Bronconeumol

April 2023

Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain; CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Critical COVID-19 survivors have a significant risk of respiratory issues, leading to a study that identifies factors linked to poor lung function and CT scan abnormalities in these patients.
  • The study involved 1,327 patients from 52 Spanish intensive care units, examining their health data at hospital admission and follow-up, which occurred around 3.57 months after discharge.
  • Results showed many patients had reduced lung capacity and CT scans revealed issues like pulmonary infiltrates and fibrosis, with age, chronic lung disease, and mechanical ventilation duration being key predictors of these complications.
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Background: The primary aim of our study was to investigate the association between intubation timing and hospital mortality in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated respiratory failure. We also analysed both the impact of such timing throughout the first four pandemic waves and the influence of prior noninvasive respiratory support on outcomes.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a multicentre, observational and prospective cohort study that included all consecutive patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation due to COVID-19 from across 58 Spanish intensive care units (ICUs) participating in the CIBERESUCICOVID project.

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Purpose: Although there is evidence supporting the benefits of corticosteroids in patients affected with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there is little information related to their potential benefits or harm in some subgroups of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19. We aim to investigate to find candidate variables to guide personalized treatment with steroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19.

Methods: Multicentre, observational cohort study including consecutive COVID-19 patients admitted to 55 Spanish ICUs.

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Background: The clinical heterogeneity of COVID-19 suggests the existence of different phenotypes with prognostic implications. We aimed to analyze comorbidity patterns in critically ill COVID-19 patients and assess their impact on in-hospital outcomes, response to treatment and sequelae.

Methods: Multicenter prospective/retrospective observational study in intensive care units of 55 Spanish hospitals.

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Methodology of a Large Multicenter Observational Study of Patients with COVID-19 in Spanish Intensive Care Units.

Arch Bronconeumol

April 2022

CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Spain; Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic created tremendous challenges for health-care systems. Intensive care units (ICU) were hit with a large volume of patients requiring ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and other organ support with very high mortality. The Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), a network of Spanish researchers to investigate in respiratory disease, commissioned the current proposal in response to the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) call.

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The evolution of the ventilatory ratio is a prognostic factor in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients.

Crit Care

September 2021

Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red - Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Mortality due to COVID-19 is high, especially in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The purpose of the study is to investigate associations between mortality and variables measured during the first three days of mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 intubated at ICU admission.

Methods: Multicenter, observational, cohort study includes consecutive patients with COVID-19 admitted to 44 Spanish ICUs between February 25 and July 31, 2020, who required intubation at ICU admission and mechanical ventilation for more than three days.

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Recent trends in prostate cancer in Spain.

Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed)

September 2020

Unidad de Salud Pública, Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla, Sevilla, España.

Objective: To assess recent trends in prostate cancer incidence, survival and mortality in Spain using updated data.

Subjects And Method: Prostate cancer mortality data have been obtained from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Incidence cases have been obtained from the databases Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5) and European Cancer Information System.

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Introduction: In the last few years a significant number of papers have related the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) to potential serious adverse effects that have resulted in social unrest.

Objective: The goal of this paper was to provide a literature review for the development of an institutional position statement by Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva (SEPD) regarding the safety of long-term PPI use.

Material And Methods: A comprehensive review of the literature was performed to draw conclusions based on a critical assessment of the following: a) current PPI indications; b) vitamin B12 deficiency and neurological disorders; c) magnesium deficiency; d) bone fractures; e) enteric infection and pneumonia; f) interactions with thienopyridine derivatives; e) complications in cirrhotic patients.

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Aims: To study the AIDS welfare homes (AWHs) in Andalusia, assess their resources and the services provided, and describe the characteristics of their residents.

Patients And Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study; an interview questionnaire technique was used with the managers and the residents of the AWHs.

Results: A total of 7 AWHs and 96 residents were included; 32% of the staff were health care workers and 45.

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